If you are looking for a drug rehab treatment program, you don’t have any time to waste. In all likelihood, the fact that you are in search of a program now means that affairs have reached a point where you are in strong need of change and cannot afford to spend the time it would take to shop around all of the different programs. You need results, and you need them now. You also can’t spare the time and expense of trying out different programs. If you need drug rehab for yourself or a loved one, you need a program which you can be confident will get meaningful results in getting you or your family member off of drugs or alcohol, and you need one which will do so with a minimal risk of relapse following completion of the program.
How do you know which one is right for you? How can you choose the one that will work and potentially save you or your loved one from the dwindling spiral of addiction? The most reliable way to tell whether or not a rehab treatment program is capable of delivering the results you need is to look at whether or not it has a proven track record of success in helping people in your situation.
What Rehab is All About
Drug rehab is about more than quitting drugs. Getting over the symptoms of withdrawal and managing to spend a day, a week, a month or longer sober is one thing. Staying sober in the long term, and avoiding the problems which led one to addiction in the first place, is another challenge. A proper rehab program addresses these issues, and not only helps the participant to quit drugs, but to stay off of them for life. In 2012, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a federal agency which is the governmental authority over drug and alcohol treatment programs nationwide, issued its definition of recovery from addiction. According to SAMHSA, recovery is, “[a] process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self directed life, and strive to reach their full potential.” SAMHSA also delineated four components of a life in recovery, which include:
- Health – No drug or alcohol abuse, making decisions which promote physical and mental health
- Home – Having a stable and safe place to live
- Purpose – Engaging in meaningful activities on a daily basis and having the income and resources to actively participate in society
- Community – Having relationships that provide support, friendship, love and hope
With these criteria in mind, you should evaluate any rehab program you are considering to determine whether it stands up to the test of helping participants to recover from addiction. Our results in treatment, just released shows some of the indicators of successful treatment.
The Narconon Results Study
Our recent study indicates that our program has been extensively tested and evaluated over the past 40 years, and has consistently produced some of the best results in the field of addiction recovery. Numerous studies have demonstrated that Narconon participants enjoy the benefits of recovery as outlined by SAMHSA. For example, a 1977 Michigan Reformatory Evaluation found that 100 percent of prisoners who participated in the program enjoyed a grade point average increase of at least one point in their studies.
The 1981 Narconon Stockholm Case Study found that 76.9 percent of participants were gainfully employed or enrolled in school 4 years after the program, while this number was improved to 86 percent in the 2007 Narconon Arrowhead Routine Outcome Monitoring Report. The same report also found that 97.1 percent of participants were crime-free 6 months following the program completion, and that 76.5 percent continued to be drug-free. Every one of the program participants who were monitored in the Stockholm study had a criminal history, yet 77 percent of them had avoided criminal activity for 4 years following the program. In fact, a sampling of 11 different studies ranging from 1972 to 2007 demonstrated that an average of 79 percent of Narconon graduates were able to stay out of trouble with the law.
A 1974 report issued by the California Institute for Women stated that 75 percent of participants remained drug-free for 6 months to a year following the program, while a 1977 Narconon Boston case study demonstrated that 91 percent of participants were sober after 10 months. With results such as these, you can have confidence that our program produces results.
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Source: www.samhsa.gov
